It seems that Hollywood is starting to catch on to what many viewers already know: Some of the best shows on TV are not on a network; they're streaming over your internet connection. Shows such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black from Netflix have been capturing people's imagination for years, although major awards have often eluded them. But in the first months of 2015, one announcement after another pointed toward a sort of streaming content renaissance.

Jambool Closes $5 million Series B Round

Jambool, Inc., operator of the Social Gold virtual currency and payments platform, has raised $5 million in a Series B fundraising round led by Madrona Venture Group. Previous investor Bay Partners also participated. Jambool, which has also signed onto partnerships with RealGames and Super Rewards, is a creation of Amazon.com veterans Vikas Gupta and Reza Hussein. The company launched Social Gold last October, and the service is used by hundreds of social games and applications today.